Warped Andromeda, JPL/NASA images

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Warped Andromeda, JPL/NASA images

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This image from NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer highlights the Andromeda galaxy older stellar population in blue. A pronounced warp in the disk of the galaxy, the aftermath of a collision with another galaxy, can be seen in the spiral arm.
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA

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17/02/2010
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